Monroe Park Vineyard Church

Many of the people in the Monroe Park Vineyard Church are committed to improving the community and world around us. We feel that our role as Christians means that we need to be involved in social justice issues.

Both the Art and Noise  Group and Christian Yoga class are primarily attended by people from outside the church and viewed as a way to serve and engage the community at large.

In December 2009 we gathered toys, toiletries and clothing items to send to the children of a sister church in Neiba, Dominican Republic.  Several of us have been down to serve in the Dominican Republic as part of a Vineyard initiative, Team Dominican.  

In November 2009 we worked with the Irondequoit Vineyard in hosting an event to benefit Love146, an organization dedicated to ending child slavery and exploitation.

In July 2009 our teens visited our sister churches in the Dominican Republic.  One of our teens built eight outhouses in an impoverished area without running water.

In September 2008 we participated in the community event ArtWalk 2008, by having an activity booth where people (especially children) participated in a large spatter painting project.  Hundreds of people attended ArtWalk and we enjoyed providing an activity for visitors.

During the 2006-7 school year, we adopted a second grade class at School 14. We worked with Mrs. Johnson, one of our church members, to assist her students in various ways. Our assistance included the purchase of school supplies, financial support for a school carnival, and the provision of adult volunteers. These volunteers assisted in the classroom, at the school carnival, and on field trips. Church members also “adopted” students, and prayed for this student throughout the year.

Previous efforts have included picking up trash on Monroe Avenue, and raking up leaves in the Monroe-Park neighborhood. Church members are involved in various groups throughout the area, including neighborhood associations, and other service organizations.

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